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...but it there a way to "patch" the air bags? One of mine has
developed a pin-hole leak.

Thanks

Scott Forman
82 FC35RB
Memphis

Not a dumb question, but no, I would not want to bet my life or those of my
Family on a pin hole. Replace it

Ralph

At 08:12 PM 8/5/2006 +0000, you wrote:
>...but it there a way to "patch" the air bags? One of mine has
>developed a pin-hole leak.
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>Thanks
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>Scott Forman
>82 FC35RB
>Memphis
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Safe travels,

Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider
Ralph's RV Solutions, Duncan, Oklahoma
http://home.swbell.net/rlf47/index.htm

In a message dated 8/5/2006 8:02:46 PM Central Daylight Time,
truitt44@... writes:


> If you had a nail in a tire would you patch it or replace it.

Kinda hard to compare a soft sided air bag to a hard sided tire- in my
opinion
Ernie Ekberg
83 PT40
Livingston, Montana



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Scott,
There is no such thing as a dumb question but sometime you might get a dumb
answer.
Howard Truitt
Camilla, Ga.
86 PT40

----- Original Message -----
From: Scott Forman
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 4:12 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] This is probably a dumb question...


...but it there a way to "patch" the air bags? One of mine has
developed a pin-hole leak.

Thanks

Scott Forman
82 FC35RB
Memphis






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Ralph,
If you had a nail in a tire would you patch it or replace it.
Howard Truitt
Camilla, Ga.
86 PT40

----- Original Message -----
From: Ralph L. Fullenwider
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 4:26 PM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] This is probably a dumb question...


Not a dumb question, but no, I would not want to bet my life or those of my
Family on a pin hole. Replace it

Ralph

At 08:12 PM 8/5/2006 +0000, you wrote:
>...but it there a way to "patch" the air bags? One of mine has
>developed a pin-hole leak.
>
>Thanks
>
>Scott Forman
>82 FC35RB
>Memphis
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>Yahoo! Groups Links
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Safe travels,

Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider
Ralph's RV Solutions, Duncan, Oklahoma
http://home.swbell.net/rlf47/index.htm






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Howard:

I carried a plug gun for just such emergencies, to get me into the next
town for a replacement. Too many years in the tire industry I guess, and
been through too many tire failures with patches.

I just see no reason not to replace a defective part if in a place to do it
safely.

Ralph

At 09:01 PM 8/5/2006 -0400, you wrote:
>Ralph,
>If you had a nail in a tire would you patch it or replace it.
>Howard Truitt
>Camilla, Ga.
>86 PT40
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ralph L. Fullenwider
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 4:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] This is probably a dumb question...
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> Not a dumb question, but no, I would not want to bet my life or those
> of my
> Family on a pin hole. Replace it
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> Ralph
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> At 08:12 PM 8/5/2006 +0000, you wrote:
> >...but it there a way to "patch" the air bags? One of mine has
> >developed a pin-hole leak.
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >Scott Forman
> >82 FC35RB
> >Memphis
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> Safe travels,
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> Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider
> Ralph's RV Solutions, Duncan, Oklahoma
> http://home.swbell.net/rlf47/index.htm
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Ralph's RV Solutions, Duncan, Oklahoma
http://home.swbell.net/rlf47/index.htm

Good luck on patching a suspension bag.
MH
----- Original Message -----
From: Howard O. Truitt
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 8:01 PM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] This is probably a dumb question...


Ralph,
If you had a nail in a tire would you patch it or replace it.
Howard Truitt
Camilla, Ga.
86 PT40

----- Original Message -----
From: Ralph L. Fullenwider
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 4:26 PM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] This is probably a dumb question...

Not a dumb question, but no, I would not want to bet my life or those of my
Family on a pin hole. Replace it

Ralph

At 08:12 PM 8/5/2006 +0000, you wrote:
>...but it there a way to "patch" the air bags? One of mine has
>developed a pin-hole leak.
>
>Thanks
>
>Scott Forman
>82 FC35RB
>Memphis
>
>
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>
>
>
>Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
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Safe travels,

Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider
Ralph's RV Solutions, Duncan, Oklahoma
http://home.swbell.net/rlf47/index.htm

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Could you patch it? You might be able to get a plug to hold 'till you
get to a service center, I wouldn't bet my vacation on it though.

The DOT won't allow patches in tire sidewalls, because they're designed
to flex and a hole is a stress riser (among other reasons I'd imagine).
The entire airbag is a sidewall, constantly flexing.

A hole in a tire is usually a good tire which has been punctured by a
road hazard, a hole in an airbag is usually the beginning of a failure
of an old airbag. Air doesn't puncture bags, but it will escape through
a failure point. I'd expect a hole to fairly soon turn into a larger
hole or a tear.

Replace it.

- Jeff Miller
in Holland, MI



--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Forman" <sforman@...>
wrote:
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> ...but it there a way to "patch" the air bags? One of mine has
> developed a pin-hole leak.
>
> Thanks
>
> Scott Forman
> 82 FC35RB
> Memphis
>